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***2025 >>> ON TOUR of MD-DE-DC ELKS WITH GER DOUGLAS SCHIEFER...   CLICK HERE
***2025 >>> ON TOUR of ELKS CAMP BARRETT (ECB) WITH GER DOUGLAS SCHIEFER...   CLICK HERE
**ECB - Elks Camp Barrett (State Major Project): 2025 GER Luncheon - E.C. Bee (Mascot - Franny Stone) greets GER Douglas Schiefer & 1st Lady Julia... as they arrive, followed with Lunch in his Honor... Following Lunch was the Dedication of the "PGER Paul D. Helsel" Memorial Clock. GER Schiefer & PGER McPherson (State Sponsor) Dedicate the Clock.
**Tour of Elks Camp Barrett with GER Schiefer, 1st lady Julia, State Sponsor PGER Malcolm McPherson and former 1st Lady Pat... After Tour of ECB Campus, GER Schiefer & PGER McPherson Dedicate the Oak Tree in Honor of "PGER Paul D. Helsel". A Tree is also prepared in Honor of GER Schiefer's visit to our Elks Camp Barrett Campus. 
**GALLERY PICS OF 2025 SPRING CONFERENCE WITH GER DOUGLAS SCHIEFER...   click here
***2025 SPRING CONFERENCE OF THE MD-DE-DC ELKS ASSOCIATION... with GER DOUGLAS SCHIEFER... 
**WORKSHOP & LEISURE...
**State president: Kenneth B. Chapman
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Instituted: March 29, 1921
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State President: Kenneth B. Chapman
( DANELLE )
First Lady
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~ NC DISTRICT 3680 ~
BROADNECK, MD LODGE 2608
Cell: 410-533-5909
Email: [email protected]
"STEADFAST IN ELKDOM"
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STATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Vice President - NC #3680:
Jolinda Murray
​( Stephen )
Broadneck, MD Lodge 2608
Cell: 443-994-5049 (C)
​Email: ​[email protected]​
 *Vice President - NE #3720:
Lou Muller
Abingdon, MD Lodge 2354
Cell: 443-752-2578
Email: [email protected]
*Vice President - SE #3760: 
Brian Walsh
Kent Island, MD Lodge 2576
Cell: 410-967-0955 (C)
Email: ​[email protected]
*​Vice President - SW #3800: 
Stephen Bradley
(Jodi Ann)
Prince George’s Co., MD Lodge 1778
Cell: 301-765-4739
Email: ​[email protected]
*Vice President - W #3840: 
Gordon Hinton
​(Sharon)
Westminster, MD Lodge 2277
Cell: 410-916-5408
Email: ​[email protected]
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**THE ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION**
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**​JUNE 6-8, 2025**
@ MARITIME INSTITUTE
​CONFERENCE CENTER
in LINTHICUM HELGHTS, MD
( NEAR BWI AIRPORT )
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*SEPT. 3, 2025*
( OCT. '25 ISSUE )
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***160th GRAND LODGE NATIONAL CONVENTION***
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GER Douglas A. Schiefer
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***2024 GRAND LODGE CONVENTION DAILY NEWSLETTERS***
***2025 GRAND LODGE NEWS***
***GRAND LODGE STATUTES ~ CHAPTER 12 ~ MANDATE THE ATTENDANCE OF THE FOLLOWING LODGE OFFICERS AT ALL DISTRICT DEPUTY CLINICS: ~~~ EXALTED RULER / ~ ESTEEMED LEADING KNIGHT / ~ LODGE SECRETARY / ~ LODGE TRUSTEE CHAIR / ~ BOD CHAIR
**NC DD CLINICS: 
~ 2025 APRIL: 19th @ 9:00 am - @ Glen Burnie Elks 2266 - 878 Stevenson Rd., Glen Burnie, MD 21144
**NE DD CLINICS: TBA
~ 2025 APRIL: TBA
**SE DD CLINICS: TBA
~ 2025 APRIL: TBA
**SW DD CLINICS: TBA
~ 2025 APRIL: TBA
**W DD CLINICS: TBA
~ 2025 APRIL: TBA
*****DURING GER VISIT TO MD-DE-DC ELKS SPRING CONFERENCE (MARCH 2024):
​~ THEN GER RANDY P. SHOOK (RIGHT in PIC) PRESENTED THE GRAND LODGE "5 STAR" WEBSITE AWARD TO STATE WEBMASTER JOSEPH McGEENEY, PDDGER (LEFT in PIC)  - THIS WAS OUR STATE's FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW WINNING THIS AWARD!! *****MANY THANKS TO OUR STATE WEBSITE COMMITTEE; JOSEPH McGEENEY, PDDGER (ESSEX, MD LODGE 1866), TED REINHOLD (ANNAPOLIS, MD LODGE 622), RICK FRERE, PDDGER (KENT ISLAND, MD LODGE 2576).
*****DURING GER VISIT TO MD-DE-DC ELKS SPRING CONFERENCE (MARCH 2024):
​~ THEN GER RANDY P. SHOOK (RIGHT in PIC) PRESENTED THE GRAND LODGE "5 STAR" STATE NEWSLETTER AWARD TO STATE EDITOR-in-CHIEF JANIE SWIGERT - KENT ISLAND, MD LODGE 2576 - (LEFT in PIC)  - THIS WAS OUR STATE's THIRD YEAR IN A ROW WINNING THIS AWARD!!
***NEW GL PRE-ORIENTATION VIDEO - 2024 (4:43 Minutes)***
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***NEW GL ORIENTATION VIDEO - 2024 (6:32 Minutes)***
*SICKNESS & DISTRESS*  CLICK HERE
~ THIS SECTION IS FOR CURRENT POSTINGS, AFTER 30 DAYS PLEASE CLICK ON "SICKNESS & DISTRESS" PAGE LINK ABOVE... 
~ELKS SICKNESS: 
~ PLEASE KEEP OUR ELK FAMILY MEMBERS IN YOUR PRAYERS - THAT A FULL & SPEEDY RECOVERY WILL BE BLESSED UPON THEM... 
~ELKS DISTRESS: 
~ POSTED: 10/16/2024: 
***ABSENT MEMBER: 
~ IT IS WITH A SAD & HEAVY HEART TO REPORT THE PASSING of A MEMBER of NEWARK, DE LODGE No. 2281: 
***ABSENT MEMBER: 
                 ***BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER of ELKS of The USA***
                             ~ PAST GRAND EXALTED RULER (2008-2009) ~
  • PAUL DAVID HELSEL, PER/PSP/PGLC/PDDGER/PGT/PSDGER/PGER
                         ~ STATE SPONSOR - MD-DE-DC ELKS ASSOCIATION ~
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***pger paul d. helsel memorial***  CLICK HERE
***A Somber Message from State President Angela Meyer:
***Brothers and Sisters, it is with profound sadness that we hear and must accept the sobering news that our leader, mentor, and friend, Paul Helsel, PGER, has passed.  Maybe over the next few days we should take time to speak to each other more softly, share the kind warmth of a good hug, and take comfort in good, happy memories.  We mourn our loss as friends and will recover in time as siblings.  "To our Absent Brother".
Angela Meyer
President
MD, DE & DC Elks Association
***Visitation and Elks Service for Paul Helsel:

***Tuesday October 22 *** @ Newark Elks Lodge - 42 Elks Trail, New Castle, DE  19720

~ Visitation from 2:00-4:00 *** Elks Service 4:00 *** 
~ Dinner to follow at the Lodge.

***In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Paul’s name may be made to the Elks National Foundation, 2750 N. Lakeview Ave. Chicago, IL 60614.

Warren H. Johnson PSP, PGT
MD DE and DC State Elks Association
301-606-6133
[email protected]


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